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Bernardo PoloActive in Zaragoza circa 1655 - 1700Still-life with apples and pears in a basket
Oil on canvas 68,6 x 95,6 cm ; 27 by 37 ⅝ in.____________________________________________
Bernardo PoloActif à Saragosse vers 1655 - 1700Nature morte aux pommes et aux poires dans un panier  
Huile sur toile 68,6 x 95,6 cm ; 27 by 37 ⅝ in.Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact clemence.enriquez@sothebys.com
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Dans la même famille depuis au moins trois générations, collection particulière, Espagne.Catalogue noteThis bodegón, typical of Spanish still lifes was painted in the second half of the seventeenth century by Bernardo Polo.It has at last become possible to identify this Aragonese artist, once known as Maestro del Frutero Lombardo and later as Pseudo-Hiepes, thanks to the studies of William B. Jordan and Peter Cherry, published in 2009. Until then, he was only known through Antonio Palomino’s high praise, in his work El Museo pictórico y escala óptica. Yet Bernardo Polo’s fame extended well beyond the region of his birth and his works can be found as far away as Madrid. To help him deliver his many commissions, Bernardo Polo assembled a workshop, working from repeated motifs in several compositions, following in the footsteps of his predecessors, especially Juan van der Hamen.The lighting in the present painting is characteristic of the artist’s works: a strong light seems to fall from the top left corner, creating a play of chiaroscuro and very marked slanting shadows. The dramatic lighting and the almost symmetrical arrangement of the fruit in the willow basket, placed on a simple stone plinth, make this still life a fine example of Bernardo Polo’s art and an addition to his corpus. ____________________________________________
Ce bodegón, caractéristique de la peinture de natures mortes espagnoles de la seconde partie du XVIIè siècle, est à rattacher à l’œuvre de Bernardo Polo.Cet artiste aragonais, autrefois baptisé Maestro del Frutero Lombardo puis Pseudo-Hiepes a pu enfin être identifié grâce aux travaux de William B. Jordan et Peter Cherry parus en 2009. Jusqu’alors, il ne nous était connu que par le témoignage élogieux laissé par Antonio Palomino dans son ouvrage El Museo pictórico y escala óptica. La renommée de Bernardo Polo dépasse pourtant largement sa région natale, et ses œuvres se retrouvent jusqu’à Madrid. Afin de répondre aux nombreuses commandes, Bernardo Polo s’entoura d’un atelier, travaillant à partir de motifs repris dans plusieurs compositions, dans la lignée de ses prédécesseurs, et notamment Juan van der Hamen.Dans le présent tableau, l’on retrouve la lumière caractéristique des œuvres de l’artiste : un fort éclairage semble tomber depuis l’angle supérieur gauche, donnant lieu à un jeu de clair-obscur et à des ombres en diagonales fortement marquées. La lumière dramatique et l’arrangement presque symétrique des fruits dans la corbeille d’osier, posée sur un simple entablement de pierre, font de cette nature morte un bel exemple de l’art de Bernardo Polo, venant compléter son corpus d’œuvres.